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Topic: Puzzle: buzz stops when I touch string w/ pick |
Peter Goeden
From:
Aspen Hill, Maryland, USA
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Posted 3 May 2005 5:25 am |
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| Your help please. A faint buzz stops when I touch a metal finger pick to the strings of my Emmons. Is this a grounding issue? If so, what do I do? Thanks, Peter |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 3 May 2005 7:08 am
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Do you have one of them polarity switches on your amplifier (next to the on/off switch)? Try flippin' it the other way.
Also, check for "near field" sources of EMF (electromotive force, as in electrical noise in the air) that could be originating from wall warts, power cables, guitar cords near electrical power cords, light dimmers, high-efficiency light bulbs, etc. If the buzz goes away when you touch the guitar, it's probably a low level "induced" noise signal that you are "sinking" to extinction when you touch the machine. |
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Peter Goeden
From:
Aspen Hill, Maryland, USA
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Posted 3 May 2005 7:28 am
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| No polarity switch. Can you buy these seperately? |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 3 May 2005 7:33 am
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No. They were introduced on amplifiers in the early '60s, when they went to the 3-prong plugs. The answer before that was to just turn the 2-prong power plug over in the outlet. The buzz problem is also sometimes caused by the guitar not being fully grounded (changer, pickup, and frame wired together).
What kind of amp are you using? |
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Peter Goeden
From:
Aspen Hill, Maryland, USA
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Posted 3 May 2005 7:49 am
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| It was the polarity! I had it plugged into a two prong adapter (my last place didn't have three pronged sockets). Wa La! Thanks guys. |
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